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VELVET BEANS
(90-Day Variety)
extra fine quality, south georgia
-grown, where the season permits
Full maturity and higher'per cent
of germination
PRICED VERY CLOSE
SOY BEANS .J
Otootan?Clemson Biloxi
AT THE RIGHT PRICE
doutiiits seed corn, white and yellow.
crotalarias, lespedezas, honey drip |
and early amber cane seed
CORN, HAY, OATS AND PEAS
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Fertilizers, Sodas, Farm Hardware, Implements,
Field Seed
BLANEY, S. C.
PLEA FOR THE PRESERVATION
OF FORE8T8 AND WILD LIFE
The history of man dates back to a
garden beautiful and made useful and
livable by trees of many kinds. The
first consideration of the early settlers
in North America was the forests.
They looked to the clearings
made by cutting away the trees to
warm and shelter them?for the lands
on which to grow their crops, The,,
treaties between the settlers and the
InrllflTltt Wprn uonnlly alt/nA^J
trees that ban be^me historic landmarks.
Under trees charters were
drawn up and peace pipes passed and <
smoked.
South Carolina's own history and
growth is cloBely related to trees. In
the first years of Indian warfare; to
the Swamp Fox and his operations
during the Revolution, and, in later
years, to hunting preserves, naval
stores, lumber and manufactured products.
As one rides along the highway one
is impressed with the disappearance
of the forests and trees, with the
waste lands, the eroding fields and
burned areas. Those have reached
such extent that they have become
subjects for serious consideration?
careful study, and intelligent restoration.
aNo greater public service can
he rendered the state than to train
her present and future citizens to love
and protect trees, birds and other
wild life; to decry the useless de
structlon of wild flowers, to teach the
pupils how to prevent and extinguish
woods fires, and to guard even the
burning of leaves, twigs and other
waste around the home; to use at every
opportunity our wonderful system
of state parks which extend from
the tops of our highest mountains to
the sea to recreate our bodies, refresh
our minds, and invigorate us
spiritually by closer contact with the
natural working of the Creator In the
great outdoors; and to help spread a
convincing economic and aesthetic
gospel of saving Nature's most valua(
ble gift to South Carolina.
LAYMEN'S ORGANIZATION TO
SPONSOR WIDE BROADCAST
The south-wide committee of the Lny-j
men's Organization for Preaervatlon of
the M. K. Church, South, which was
elected at the Columbia, S. C., meeting,
has been called to meet In Atlanta, Saturday
morning, April 1, to receive report
from their attorneyH who are Investigating
the legal phases of unification.
Hon. Collins Denny, Jr., of Richmond,
Va., chairman of the legal committee of
the organization, toll! toe present at the
meeting and will make a south-wide
broadcast Over radio station WSB that
night from 9:30 to 10:00 o'clock and will
probably make some announcement regarding
legal suits to be Instituted for
the preservation of the M. E. Church,
South.
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News Of Interest In
And Near Bethune
Bethune, March Eunice
MoCasklll and Evelyn Elliott entertained
with a ahower honoring lira.
Elmore Elliott, a recent bride. Attar
conteata and gamea the bride received
a meaaage directing her to the dining
room where ahe found many lovely
gifts.
Mr. and Mra. John Neal McLaurin
apent the past week end with the
Jack McLaurlna.
Mlaaea Mary and Carolyn Bethune
spent laat Friday in Cayce, the gueata
of relatives. . v -<
The executive council of the Presbyterian
church met Tuesday afternoon
at the home of Mra. R. E. MOCasklll.
After the business session
a social hour waa enjoyed. A sweet
course was served.
Billy Best spent the aprlng holidays
visiting relatives in Columbia.
Miss Sara Gordon spent the spring
holidays with her sister, Mrs. J?
Beam, of Cayoe.
A Sunbeam program was enjoyed
at the Pleasant Hill Baptiat church
Sunday afternoon at three-thirty.
Miss Hattle Gardner, returned ml*
elonary from Africa gave a very Interesting
and instructional talk about
the mission work in that country.
Mr. end Mrs. J. C. Foster and family
were the week end guests of relatives
in Spartanburg.
Friends of Mrs. M. F. Helms will
regret to learn that Bhe recently underwent
an operation at the Camden
hospital and wish for her a speedy
r0 A hot supper will be given by th<?
W. M. U. of the Pleasant Hill church
on Friday night, March 31, at the
home of Mrs. G. 8. Catoe Oyster^
perlieu, hot dogs, sandwiches, cakes
and ice cream will be served. Everyone
invited to attend.
The entire faculty of the local
school attended the state teachers
association in Columbia last Thursday
and Friday.
Miss Sara Hammond, of the L?aSJ
school faculty, was the week end
guest of her parents here.
Miss Carrie Yarborough visited her,
parents over- the week end.
Gates Ford Club
Thn Ford Home L/euionstration
club held its regular meeting at
the club house on March 8. The president
presided with fifteen members
present. The meeting was called to
order by all singing America. The
devotional was read by Miss Attress
Crowe and the Lord's prayer was repeated
by all. The minutes of the last
meeting were read by the secretary
and approved by the club. Business
was brought before the club and the
meeting was then turned over to Miss
p0 yy 011,
Booklets were given out to all present
which will be higly useful, esnecially
to farm women.
Miss Fewell then made an interesting
talk on "Bed Making." Every Pile
should take special care of their bed
Keports were filled out by the coimi
mittce and the meeting Vas turned
back to the president. While the refreshments
were being prepared <r*
1 eryone joined in a candy hunt_ euJ
Miss Fewell received a beautiful
birthday present from the club as her
birthday was drawing near.
Delicious refreshments were served
and enjoyed by all.
Mrs. Lou Klrkley will serve as
hostess at the April meeting.
Lugoff Club Met In Camden
The Lugoff club, with the Charlotte
Thompson club, met Tuesday with
Miss Landrum, the state agent, at the
home of Miss Margaret Fewell. There
I was a genera^iscussion on "How
Can the Agent Find Time to Reach
I More People. Especially in Communl1
ties Where They Want Clubs?" Con1
cern is felt for those who mako a
! small amount of money. The club
members need to go out and see these
and tell them how to produce food
on the farm for the family and animals.
These two clubs were asked to consider
the idea of planning the meetings
together and ahead of time w t
the help of the local leaders, so that
Miss Fewell won't have to meet witu
them every time, thus enabling bet
to reach other communities that are
now without clubs. After the meet
.ing adjourned Miss Fewell served re
ifreshmetns and a social hour was en
joyed by all. . . ..
WORTH CAROLINA CRU80E'8
ISLAND 18 8TRANGE PLACE
Whitevllle, N. C., Feb. 26.?Crusoe's
Inland, a email area of high land In
the middle of a swamp, Is slowly
gmerging from . Its self-Imposed isolation.
The "Island"?so called because of
primitive living conditions there?is
only about twenty miles from here
geographically, but it is generations
r#moved in customs of its Inhabitants.
origin and the stock who its
nsople descended are a mystery ahout
which there has been much speculation
but little authoritative information.
A narrow, rutty road winds through
a tangle of undergrowth to the setr
alligators sunning on the mud flats,
all gators sunning on the mul flats,
snakes slithering into brackish water,
or bears lumbering through thickets.
Few persons ever went to Crusoe's
Island, because there was no partlcu
lar reason to go there. The islanders
had nothing to sell and bought nothing.
Kven now they care little for
inquisitive ones.
I " The island community includes a
small store, a number of houses built
from hand-hewn timber and crude
lances around gardens and pastures
There are no electric lights, telephones,
hotels or automobiles. There
are few shoes. ?v ^ ; ' I
From garden, Held and stream the
Orusoans have wrdsig their livelihood.
Generations of Isolation nave lift distinction
in their tongue and manner**
and they are hostile tp J^yatlons.
The Crusoan usually makes what he
wants or does without it, whether it
be a fish hook or a house. ? <
Until recently the people of Crusoe
Island had no Income besides that
yielded by soil, wood and stream.
Now, however, the WPA has put
dosens of the inhabitants of the sequestered
settlement to work on relief
projects. The island has seen
more activity In recent months than
ever.
Many of the children are being
transported to a nearby school. The
WPA has erbcted buildings to house
its activities. The road to the settlement
now is improved and electricity
and other conveniences may follow.
Many theories have been advanced
as to the origin of the island colony. '
One is that the Crusoans are descendents
of a band of buccaneers '
who fled inland to avoid capture after
an unsuccessful raid on river settlements.
.
Another Is _ that their ancestors
were coastal Indians forced Into the -I
swamp by the early settlers of th? j
Cape Fear region.
A third which Is regarded'a* the- ]
most plausible is that the commuid^j
was founded by French refugee>a who 1
came here in i?o$.
Historians point out that a vatiM
band of political refugees, barely e* J
caping execution in France, fled that I
country immediately after the French 1
revolution. They settled first in Haiti 1
and later came to Bmlthvllle, now fl
Southport. Some historians have the- I
orised that ibis group finally found ]
isolation in the isolated Island In tfig]
swamp.
It is said that some trace of French 1
mannerisms and customs now can tail
detected In the inhabitants of $$9
place. .....
At the root of each of a catV I
whiskers Is a delicate nerve, and the :M
cat can tell at once if the tip of tfct jfl
whiskers Is touched.
Umbrellas, painted in camonlUfe 1}
colors, are carried hy"*' Chinese
diers, to conceal them from enemy 1
airmen. '/ *
Weakness of the New York stock
market in* January was reflected by 1
quietness in the raw silk market cf J
Japan. ? ,
TAX EXTENSION
THE TIME FOR THE PAYMENT OF ALL
STATE, COUNTY ANI) SCHOOL DISTRICT TAXES
FOR THE YEAR 1938 HAS BEEN EXTENDED WITHOUT
INCREASED PENALTY TO MAY 1ST. A
THREE PER CENT PENALTY IS NOW IN EFFECT
AND\ XV ILL NOT BE INCREASED V^T1riL MAY THE
FIRST, 1939.
C. J. OUTLAW
TREASURER KERSHAW COUNTY
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I RACES |1
THE CAROLINA CUP I
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!SPRINGDALE COURSE - =#B
CAMDEN, S. C.
The Finest Steeplechase Horses in Training Jjfl
Are Entered I I
Saturday, April 1,1939 1
2M ?. M. hH
THE KERSHAW STEEPLECHASE THE WATEREE III
Two Miles over a Brueh Course " One Mile and a Half over Hurdles |J
THE CAROLINA CUP
About Three Miles over a Timber Course | j
THE SPRINGDALE STEEPLECHASE
About Two Miles and a Quarter over a Brush Course
THE CAMDEN PLATE THE BARON DeKALB
One Mile on the Flat One Mile and a Half over Hurdles |
Tickets on Sale in advance at THE CORNER jcfl
BOOK STORE, CAMDEN, S. C. Tw 11
Light Refreshments Will Be Sold by |] I
The Junior Welfare League! .. Jl
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Let Us Dry Clean It For You?and Be Ready for the Warm Days.
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